Has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together TV episodes.
50
L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly
While the film is not entirely successful, it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work.
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Allen has fun with all his roles -- The rest of the acting is bland, but the movie's preteen target audience won't mind, and adults will find occasional grown-up jokes to chuckle at.
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
There's not a moment in it that feels fresh or authentic or inspired. But neither is it offensive.
Captures the true spirit of the holiday. It's mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist (with anything-but-subliminal advertisements for McDonald's hamburgers and Nestlé candy tucked inside), studiously inoffensive and completely disposable.